WorldGBC will focus on building lifecycle for the 2019 World Green Building Week
The World Green Building Council?s (WorldGBC) 10th annual World Green Building Week will focus on end-to-end carbon emissions created across the building and construction industry.
From September 23 to September 29, World Green Building Week is highlighting the need for sustainable production, design, build, deconstruction and reuse of buildings and their materials.
?This year?s focus for World Green Building Week on the full lifecycle of buildings is key to promote innovation and accelerate the abatement of emissions from buildings, which stand at 39 per cent of total emissions worldwide,? said Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council. ?Only by having an end to end understanding can our green building movement truly help contribute to the decarbonization of the built environment.?
The World Green Building Week?s September 2019 campaign will also incorporate the issue of air pollution.
According to WorldGBC, modern day buildings and construction together account for 36 per cent of global final energy use, and 39 per cent of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when upstream power generation is included.
The organization suggests that the energy used in material manufacturing, construction and operation of buildings must come from clean, renewable sources rather than burning carbon-emitting fossil fuels.
WorldGBC will seek its global network of green building and construction industry experts to act as ambassadors throughout the week to promote action on ...
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